Association among serum and salivary A. actinomycetemcomitans specific immunoglobulin antibodies and periodontitis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study was to assess the association between serum and salivary Immunoglobulin (Ig) Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (A. actinomycetemcomitans) specific antibodies in healthy controls (HC) and periodontitis (PT) patients. Furthermore, the objectives were to determine whether PT influenced serum A. actinomycetemcomitans specific antibodies and whether serum or salivary antibodies against A. actinomycetemcomitans IgG were mediated by serum high-sensitivity c-reactive protein (hs-CRP).

Methods

Fifty-three patients with periodontitis and 48 HC were enrolled in the present study. Patients were regularly examined and characterized by clinical, salivary and blood samples analyses. A. actinomycetemcomitans IgA and IgG antibodies and hs-CRP were evaluat

SUBMITTER: Isola G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7565341 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature